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This wikiHow teaches you how to find and add new people to your Venmo contacts, using an iPhone or iPad. You can search people by name or username, scan a friend's personalized QR code from their phone, and add contacts from your phonebook or Facebook friends.

Steps

Method1

Adding by Name or Username

1

Open Venmo. It’s a blue icon with a white "V" in it. You’ll typically find it on your home screen.

2

Tap the menu ☰ button. This button is in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open your menu panel on the left-hand side.

3

Tap

Search People on the menu. This will open your Venmo contacts on a new page.

4

Tap the Name or @username field. You can find it at the top of the Search People page. You can search your friends by their name or username here.

5

Type your friend's name or username. Matching people will list below the search bar as you type.[1]

6

Tap the person you want to add. Scroll down the matching results, and tap the name of the person you want to add to your Venmo contacts. It will open the selected person’s profile.

7

Tap Add Friend below the user's name and picture. You can find it above the Pay or Request button on their profile. This will send them a friend request, and add them to your contacts as soon as they accept your request.

The Add Friend button will turn into Requested.

If you want to cancel your friend request, tap the Requested button, and tap Cancel Request in the pop-up.

Method2

Adding by QR Code

1

Open Venmo. It’s a blue icon with a white "V" in it. You’ll typically find it on your home screen.

2

Tap the menu ☰ button. It's in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open your menu panel on the left-hand side.

3

Tap

Search People on the menu. This will open your Venmo contacts.

4

Tap the Scan Code button. You can find it below the search bar at the top of the Search People page.

If you're prompted to allow Venmo access to your camera, tap Allow in the pop-up.

5

Point your camera to your friend's QR code. Make sure your friend's code fits into the white square on your camera screen. This will automatically scan the code, and add them to your Venmo contacts.

If you want to see your own QR code, just tap the My Code button at the top.

Method3

Adding Phone Contacts

1

Open Venmo. It’s a blue icon with a white "V" in it. You’ll typically find it on your home screen.

2

Tap the menu ☰ button. It's in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open your menu panel on the left-hand side.

3

Tap Settings on the menu panel. It's listed next to a gear icon towards the bottom of the menu. This will open your Settings menu on a new page.

4

Tap Friends & Social in Settings. You can find it listed next to two figurehead icons under the "PREFERENCES" heading.

5

Slide the Phone Contacts switch to

. When this option is enabled, all your phone contacts will be automatically added to your Venmo contacts if they have a Venmo account.

References

1. Open Venmo.
2. Tap the three-lines icon on the top-left.
3. Tap Search People.
4. Tap the "Name or @username" field.
5. Type a name or username.
6. Tap a person in the results.
7. Tap Add Friend.

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